| Deposit ID | 10087985 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D012012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California Mine Main Tunnel |
| Alternate or previous names | Silver King Coalition Group, United Park City Mines |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.54411, 40.62216 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2658 |
| Relative position | 3350 FT N 19 W FROM JUPITER HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Summit(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brighton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Weber(hydrologic unit)
Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Summit |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 004E | 30 | NW OF NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Intermediate Dikes | ||||||
| Rock description | Intermediate Dikes | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Thaynes Formation;Woodside Shale |
| Rock description | Thaynes Formation;Woodside Shale |
| (1) | Alluvium and colluvium |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Iron Hollow Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast Striking Fissures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45E TO N60E |
| Dip | 70SE TO 90SE |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70SE TO 90SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1885 |
| Year of first production | 1881 |
| Year of last production | 1925 |
| District name | Park City District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | United Park City Mines Co. |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Overall depth | 182.88M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D012012 |
ERIKSON, A.J., (EDITOR), 1968, PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 22, UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111, 672 PP.
BAKER, A.A. CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
BARNES, M.P., AND SIMOS, J.S., 1968, ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT WITH A CONTRIBUTION ON THE MAYFLOWER LODE, IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES: AM. INST. METALL. EN., V.II, P. 1102
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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